Most people don't have a clarity problem — they have a state problem.

When life feels off, we tend to sit longer, think harder, and analyze more, hoping clarity will eventually click. But what if the fog isn't in your thinking at all? What if it's your body asking to be let back into the conversation?

In this episode of Life Off the Map, Chad explores why movement — especially getting outside — often brings clarity faster than effort, discipline, or overthinking ever does. This isn't about fitness, hustle, or optimizing your life. It's about shifting your state so clarity has somewhere to land.

Through personal stories, neuroscience, and spiritual reflection, Chad introduces a simple guiding phrase that's reshaping how he makes decisions:

Move first. Think second. Decide last.

• Why overthinking is often a nervous system issue — not a motivation or discipline problem

• How movement helps regulate your body and allows clarity to return naturally

• Why ancient spiritual formation happened on the move, not just in stillness

• A simple, practical way to get unstuck when you feel foggy, restless, or off-pace

If you've been doing all the right things but still feel unclear or disconnected, this episode will help you come back into your body, settle your system, and hear yourself think again.

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What do you do when life doesn't fall apart—but it also just doesn't feel right anymore?

In this Crew Convo, Chad sits down with longtime leader and mentor Kevin Penry to talk about the "In-Between" —the moment when the old path no longer fits, the next one isn't clear yet, and success starts to feel strangely empty. In this episode, you'll hear:

• Why predictable lives quietly drain us—and why we're wired for surprise anbd adventure.
• How "the tension you can't avoid" becomes the doorway to growth (Kevin calls it optimal conflict)
• What to do when you're between what was and what's next (without forcing clarity)
• Why trying to control the outcome can keep you from the life you're actually meant to live, one with deep joy and meaning.

If you've been feeling restless, off-track, or unsure why the life you worked for doesn't feel as satisfying as you expected, this conversation will help you slow down, re-center, and trust what's taking shape off the map.

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You know the feeling. Everything looks perfect on paper—and then, almost immediately, things start to unravel. Your body doesn't cooperate. Boom. The plan breaks. The day goes sideways. Something unexpected blocks the trail.

In this Off The Map episode, Chad shares a real story from a Saturday morning run that didn't go as planned—and reflects on what he's learned about responding when challenges show up that you didn't choose. Along the way, he names what he calls the Trail Reset—a simple way of pausing, reorienting, and choosing your next step when things fall apart.

This episode isn't about avoiding hard things. We actually need chosen challenges to grow. It's about the moments you didn't sign up for—the interruptions, the setbacks, the surprises—and how to respond with clarity instead of frustration, self-pity, or shutdown.

If you're facing something physical, relational, financial, or internal, this episode is a reminder that detours don't mean you're failing—and that being "off the map" might be exactly where awareness, courage, and growth begin.

Who knows, you might even find the unexpected gift.

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